12-28-2023, 03:21 PM
I think I posed a while back about a miniature live center that I bought. Well, the time for that project was ripe, so I made a new mount for it, in order to raise it up to the level I need as well as provide a way to secure it. PVC, because it is on hand, easy to work and does the job:
That made, I got to the setup for the real machining:
A 3/8" ball end mill and lots of chips later I had this:
I put the piece in the lathe, drilled and tapped the end and then (after much head scratching) figured out how to set the compound over to 15 degrees to cut the chamfers top and bottom. A piece of threaded rod was inserted to end up with this fine knob:
And finally, in its place of use, on the mill stop I made earlier:
Look ma, no more tools required!
That made, I got to the setup for the real machining:
A 3/8" ball end mill and lots of chips later I had this:
I put the piece in the lathe, drilled and tapped the end and then (after much head scratching) figured out how to set the compound over to 15 degrees to cut the chamfers top and bottom. A piece of threaded rod was inserted to end up with this fine knob:
And finally, in its place of use, on the mill stop I made earlier:
Look ma, no more tools required!
Full of ideas, but slow to produce parts